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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB293

License Plates for Certain Veterans; the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; increase

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 40-2-85.1 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to license plates for certain veterans, so as to increase the number of free license plates issued to certain veterans; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 11, 2026
Last status update
Senate Date Signed by Governor
Author
Lee Anderson
Co-sponsors
Chuck PayneSteve GoochRandy RobertsonJohn KennedyMatt BrassMarty HarbinCarden SummersBilly HickmanRicky WilliamsRuss GoodmanSam WatsonJason AnavitarteTimothy BeardenShawn StillLarry WalkerMax BurnsBrian StricklandJohn AlbersHarold JonesEd HarbisonFreddie SimsEmanuel JonesDrew EcholsChuck HufstetlerMichael RhettJason EstevesGreg DolezalBo HatchettMike HodgesBen WatsonKay KirkpatrickClint DixonEd SetzlerJosh McLaurinSheikh RahmanJohn Corbett

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 18, 2025 House committee reassignment March 31, 2025 House committee reassignment April 4, 2025 House committee substitute March 12, 2026 Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 11, 2026 Became law May 11, 2026
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Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Passage: Senate Vote #192

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

56 yea–0 nay

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March 18, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #715

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

169 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 6 absent

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March 27, 2026 · Senate

Adoption Of Amend #1a By Sen From The 6th To Amend #1 By Sen From The 6th: Senate Vote #860

Passed

43 yea–3 nay · 8 absent

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March 27, 2026 · Senate

Agree To House Substitute As Amended: Senate Vote #861

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

41 yea–2 nay · 3 not voting · 8 absent

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March 31, 2026 · House

Agree To Senate Amend To House Sub: House Vote #799

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

168 yea–1 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 503
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House House Agreed Senate Amend or Sub
  6. Senate Senate Agreed House Amend or Sub As Amended
  7. House House Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  8. House House Third Readers
  9. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  10. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  11. House House Withdrawn, Recommitted
  12. House House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  13. House House Second Readers
  14. House House First Readers
  15. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted View roll call
  16. Senate Senate Third Read
  17. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  18. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported
  19. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  20. Senate Senate Hopper
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1987864
LegiScan session ID
2167
Source file
var/states/georgia/source/legiscan/2167-841ad2a0e705/bill/SB293.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:17:01+00:00